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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429142 | Tray plug The invention relates to a tray plug that includes a base portion; a plurality of towers extending upwardly away from the base portion; a secondary base portion contiguous with the underside of the base portion; and a means for securing the plug to a display structu... | 09/30/2008 |
| 6695156 | Rack device having reversible or invertible shelves A rack device includes one or more shelves, each having one or more collars for being detachably secured onto one or more posts with one or more sleeves. The sleeve includes an enlarged lower portion. The collar includes a bore for receiving the sleeve, a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6648155 | Display rack A display rack includes two main frames (1) with a top rail (12) and a bottom rail (13). A shelf (3) has two sidebars (31) and each sidebar has two holes (311) for four posts (2) extending therethrough and connected between the top rail and the bottom rai... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6431090 | Adjustable shelving with tiltable shelves A shelving system is provided wherein the shelves can be engaged by support members at a plurality of angles relative to the horizontal.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6364138 | Sectional rack A sectional rack includes a plurality of vertical posts, a plurality of horizontal shelves, and a plurality of connecting members. Each of the vertical posts is a hollow post and has a generally I-shaped cross section with two substantially rectangular an... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6311856 | Display stand module A display stand assembly comprising a plurality of display stand modules joined together. Each display stand module comprises an upper and lower base or spanner having a plurality of spanner members generally bisecting each other medially. A plurality of ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286694 | Display stand and shelf assembly A display stand including a plurality of vertical uprights defining a plurality of holes. Four vertical uprights are joined together and a shelf is attached thereto with a first set of clips fixedly attached to a first end of the shelf and a second set of... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6253933 | Shelving rack A rack with adjustable shelving may be assembled and disassembled through the engagement of plural locating pieces along the length of support rods and the securing of each locating piece to the rod by a holding piece which also has at least one retaining... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241108 | Modular shelving unit A modular shelving unit includes at least three upright posts spaced apart from each other for supporting a shelf between them. At least one of the at least three posts includes at least two tubular members and at least one interconnecting member for deta... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6036033 | Construction assembly having a quick coupler A construction device includes a rack secured to one or more rods with one or more couplers. Each coupler includes a bore for receiving the rod, a base portion, a wall extended upward from the base portion and a panel extended downward from the base porti... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6017009 | Support system with quick-adjust support assembly A shelf support system includes at least one support post (12), a tapered wedge member (20) located on the support post (12) and a supporting assembly (14). The supporting assembly (14) is structurally secured to a shelf frame (10) and includes a locking ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 4180003 | Shelf support structure A shelf having a horizontal planar supporting surface and an edge portion is supported by a vertically disposed post having a pair of support strips fixed in angular relation to each other and in each of which a plurality of apertures are formed in vertic... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4158998 | Shelf support structure A shelf having a horizontal planar supporting surface and an edge portion is supported by a vertically disposed post having a pair of support strips fixed in angular relation to each other and in each of which a plurality of apertures are formed in vertic... | 06/26/1979 |
| 3981250 | Adjustable shelving This invention provides an adjustable shelf device in which shelves are provided with notches defined by intersecting edges at their corners, and with elements extending across the notches to cooperate with the edges in defining openings. Extending throug... | 09/21/1976 |
